Not To Disturb

New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1972. Review slip and publicity photo laid in. NF/NF. First American edition/first printing. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and clean red & black patterned boards. Red top stain is bright and unmarred. Minor fading on spine tail and minimal bumping to bottom corners. Textblock has an extremely minor pencil erasure and resultant indentation on page 55 (barely discernible except in the bright light). Minimal crimping to several interior pages. Not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is near fine with no rips or tears. Unclipped ($5.00) with very light rubbing, small crease along bottom front flap and top of back flap. Fading to spine and mild toning to upper flaps. In a new protective Brodart Mylar cover. By the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

'A storm rages around the towers of the big house near Geneva. Behind the locked doors of the library, the Baron, the Baroness and their handsome young secretary are not to be disturbed. In the attic, the Baron's lunatic brother howls and hurls plates at his keeper. But in the staff quarters, all is under control. Under the personal supervision of Lister, the Baron's incomparable butler, the servants make their own, highly lucrative, preparations for the tragedy. The night is long, but morning will bring a *crime passionnel* of outstanding attraction and endless possibilities.'